History and Evolution

 

Images:

• http://www.goggleyes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Reading-Stones.jpg

• http://www.museumofvision.org/dynamic/artifacts/midsize/1984.000.00751.jpg

• http://cf.ydcdn.net/1.0.1.42/images/main/lorgnette.jpg

• http://www.roopevintage.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/C/h/Chaps_Original_Pince-Nez_4.jpg

• https://haroldlloyddotus.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/il_fullxfull-251303267.jpg?w=920&h=360&crop=1

• http://ancientpoint.com/imgs/a/f/o/c/r/antique_ca1890_faux_tortoise_shell_sunglasses_round_frames_steampunk_bakelite_1_lgw.jpg

• http://blogs-images.forbes.com/adamhartung/files/2015/02/google-glass.jpg

• http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/magnifying-flip-lens-makeup-glasses.jpeg

• http://www.lakeeye.com/images/how_it_works-charger.jpg

 

 

Impact of Eyeglasses

 

Banner: http://durhamfamilyeyecare.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/glasses-close-up.jpg

 

Social Impact

 

Images:

• https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/46/fc/37/46fc3727401fd25a3748969dac33ab2a.jpg

• http://cdn1.theodysseyonline.com/files/2015/06/09/635694112746555672-652699558_Glasses%20pic.jpg

 

Psychological impact: http://www.thejuryexpert.com/2013/03/the-glasses-stereotype-revisited/

 

Percentage of people with eyeglasses: http://glassescrafter.com/information/percentage-population-wears-glasses.html

 

Eyeglasses fashion and medical trend: http://www.theopticalvisionsite.com/marketing-trends/the-vision-council-report-fashion-v-s-function-in-eyewear/

 

VisionSpring: http://ssir.org/articles/entry/visionspring_aims_to_provide_eyeglasses_to_millions

 

Study on China Rural regions: https://ideas.repec.org/p/ags/umcicp/6644.html

 

Additional Study on China Rural regions: http://www.fundacaoitausocial.org.br/_arquivosestaticos/FIS/pdf/paul_glewwe.pdf

 

 

Economical Impact

 

Image:

• http://zonnews.com/images/2015/08/1440182780_vision-eyesight-eyes-sore-tired-strain-screens.jpg

 

http://www.antiquespectacles.com/history/ages/through_the_ages.htm

 

http://www.allaboutvision.com/cvs/productivity.htm

 

http://visionspring.org/why-eyeglasses/#sthash.YyCW7ku8.dpuf

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/08/leonardo-del-vecchio-luxx_n_1948324.html

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxottica

 

 

Techonological Impact

 

Slideshow Images:

• VR glasses: http://www.wareable.com/media/imager/1098-6f4e8f0f2d4ffbfce8d6fe05ab9e9feb.jpg

• Ballistic eyewear: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/6c/b3/83/6cb383fad580992e3eed7de26ac146a6.jpg

• EnChoma: https://photos.prnewswire.com/prnvar/20150318/182870

• Smart glasses: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02944/smart-glasses03_2944903b.jpgf

 

 

Type of Eyeglasses

 

Sunglasses

Image: http://designedeyes.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/SuperStock_990-118159.jpg

 

http://thechirurgeonsapprentice.com/2013/06/21/ray-bans-predecessor-a-brief-history-of-tinted-spectacles/

 

http://health.learninginfo.org/history-of-sunglasses.htm

 

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/sunglasses.htm

 

http://www.glasseshistory.com/glasses-history/history-of-sunglasses/

 

 

Ballistic Eyewear

Images:

• http://az321826.vo.msecnd.net/6296bc8112c245309be1258f3a08eb6a/Images/Products5446-1200x800-146565.jpg

• http://www.apogeekits.com/images/safety_glasses.jpg

• http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/11/02/video-undefined-22CAE86800000578-410_636x358.jpg

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_eyewear

 

 

Make-Up Glasses

Image: http://optics.ucoz.ru/oformlenie/Aksessuary_foto/ostalnoe/yjB0MXxCzlg.jpg

 

Image: http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/magnifying-flip-lens-makeup-glasses.jpeg

 

Background: http://www.kikkerland.com/products/make-up-glasses/

 

Directions of use: http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magnifying-flip-lens-makeup-glasses

 

Reading strengths of make up glasses: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2487719/New-glasses-help-shortsighted-woman-apply-make-up.html

 

Benefits: http://makeup.lovetoknow.com/Magnifying_Eye_Makeup_Glasses

 

 

Empower Glasses

Banner: https://40.media.tumblr.com/07a5bec950d5c06b602c8c0adc8d2bf7/tumblr_mw59upGFJp1qzvjtbo1_500.jpg

 

Images: http://www.seaviewoptometry.com/images/top-electronic-eyewear-empower.jpg

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BB3TeG2xg0

 

Background: http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.smu.edu.sg/docview/915199600/fulltext?accountid=28662

 

Descriptions of EmPower glasses: http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.smu.edu.sg/docview/915199600/fulltext?accountid=28662

 

Directions of use: http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.smu.edu.sg/docview/915199600/fulltext?accountid=28662

 

Benefits: http://vision.about.com/od/eyeglasses/a/Empower-Eyewear.htm

 

 

3D Glasses

Banner: http://www.psdgraphics.com/file/3d-glasses.jpg

 

Image:

• https://technicallyeasy.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/3d-glasses.jpg

• http://www.jyi.org/site/wp-content/uploads/articleimages/987/img2.jpg

 

How it works: http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/question360.htm

 

http://www.jyi.org/issue/how-it-works-the-evolution-of-3d-glasses-and-3d-technology/

 

Different types of 3D glasses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLhtO-gNzLs

 

Applications: http://mentalfloss.com/article/12876/how-do-3d-glasses-work

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/16/magazine/who-made-those-3-d-glasses.html?_r=0

 

 

Google Glasses

Banner: http://www.techtrends.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/google-glass-cotton-604x270.jpg

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBC9_pWt8sE

 

Background: http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.smu.edu.sg/docview/1518715532/94BA10316E3440E7PQ/11?accountid=28662

 

How it works: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/google-glass,news-17711.html

 

Features: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/other-gadgets/project-glass2.htm

 

Applications - Daily life: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/tech-life/pros-and-cons-of-google-glass-apps/cooking/slideshow/33503776.cms

 

Applications - Others: https://www.salesforce.com/blog/2014/07/google-glass-business.html

 

Issues - Health impact: http://www.forbes.com/sites/eliseackerman/2013/03/04/could-google-glass-hurt-your-eyes-a-harvard-vision-scientist-and-project-glass-advisor-responds/

 

issues - Privacy invasion: http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/07/technology/security/google-glass-password-hack/index.html?iid=HP_Riverhttp://www.tomsguide.com/us/google-glass,news-17711.html

 

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/wearable-tech/google-glass-2-release-date-price-specs-not-dead-io15-hires-design-aura-3589338/l